Stolen Login Information (User Name & Password) from Avast

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Hello,

I received an email yesterday asking for money for information accessed through my computer. I know this is a scam.

The problem is that the information that was presented indicates a user name and password that was only used when I registered for this forum in 2009. (I have records of every user name and password used for all accounts. I went through each one, and Avast’s forum is the only one that used the particular combination that was referenced.)

Did Avast have a data breach? Has anyone else received deceiving emails related to their user account here?

Jeff

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May 2014 AVAST forum offline due to attack
https://blog.avast.com/2014/05/26/avast-forum-offline-due-to-attack/

Sextortion Scam Uses Recipient’s Hacked Passwords
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/07/sextortion-scam-uses-recipients-hacked-passwords/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-sextortion-scam-pretends-to-come-from-your-hacked-email-account/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2018/07/31/sextortion-scam-with-hacked-passwords-scores-250000-dollars-for-cybercriminals/

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/07/13/sextortion-scam-knows-your-password-but-dont-fall-for-it/

E-mail check https://haveibeenpwned.com/
Password check https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords

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Avast Hack Check [b]https://www.avast.com/hackcheck[/b]
More information [b]https://youtu.be/56HhqXJll48[/b]

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Thanks for the replies. Funny how it just turned up now… six years later. lol

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Some hackers hope you’re no longer on guard.